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Hot Hits
Rosanne Cash & Band
StrathmoreFri. Mar 1 Cash’s upcoming release, She Remembers Everything, is highly anticipated follow-up to her triple Grammy winning masterpiece The River and the Thread.
David Sedaris
StrathmoreWed. Apr 3 The master of satire and bestselling author of Me Talk Pretty One Day and other satirical gems returns with the acerbic humor, social commentary, and outlandish stories t
The Triplets of Belleville Cine-Concert
StrathmoreThu. Apr 18 The animated French feature The Triplets of Belleville & Charest are back; with Le Terrible Orchestre de Belleville, he recreates live the original score as the film itself is beamed onto the big screen.
Ain't Misbehavin': The Fats Waller Musical Show
Signature TheatreFeb. 17 – Mar. 10 Step into Harlem for a swinging, dancing celebration of big band and the songs of Thomas “Fats” Waller.
Nell Gwynn
Folger TheatreFeb. 17 – Mar. 10 This heart-warming and hilarious look at an amazing woman of her—or any—age is “an absolute treat” (The Times).
Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour: featuring Cécile McLorin Salvant & Christian Sands
StrathmoreThu. Mar 21 Cécile McLorin Salvant makes her triumphant return under the banner of the legendary Monterey Jazz Festival.
Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity
Signature TheatreFeb. 26 – Apr. 7 Heidi Thomas Writers’ Initiative work, a brutal and elegant exploration of the unifying virtue of art and what things are most worth saving when the world is collapsing.
Farruquito
StrathmoreThu. Feb 21 Hailed as the greatest flamenco dancer of the century by The New York Times, this powerhouse performer is heir to the most renowned Gypsy flamenco dynasty.
Kristin Chenoweth
StrathmoreMon. Apr 8 She will perform from her latest release of American Songbook classics, The Art of Elegance.
The Triplets of Belleville Cine-Concert
StrathmoreThu. Apr 18 The animated French feature The Triplets of Belleville & Charest are back; with Le Terrible Orchestre de Belleville, he recreates live the original score as the film itself is beamed onto the big screen.
Confection
Folger Shakespeare LibraryMar. 4 – 24 Third Rail Projects’ newest immersive experience, Confection, is a rollicking rumination on opulence, inequity, and teeny-tiny desserts. In this 45-minute experience.
Alan Cumming: Legal Immigrant
StrathmoreWed. Apr 24 The set list for Alan Cumming’s provocative new concert show is as eclectic and idiosyncratic as Cumming himself.
Spotlights
NSO Pops: Star Wars: The Force Awakens (film with live orchestra)
The Kennedy CenterFeb. 21 – 23
Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour: featuring Cécile McLorin Salvant & Christian Sands
StrathmoreThu. Mar 21
Sir András Schiff, piano
StrathmoreTue. Mar 5
Steven Isserlis, cello & Connie Shih, piano
The Kennedy CenterWed. Mar 6
Tap Dogs
The Kennedy CenterFeb. 19 – 24
Philharmonix
Sixth & ISat. May 4
Washington National Opera: Faust
The Kennedy CenterMar. 16 – 30
San Francisco Symphony
The Kennedy CenterSat. Mar 23
Washington National Opera: Eugene Onegin
The Kennedy CenterMar. 9 – 29
Living the Dream, Singing the Dream
The Kennedy CenterSun. Feb 17
Broadway Center Stage: Tommy
The Kennedy CenterApr. 25 – 28
Chucho Valdés
Sixth & ISat. Apr 6
